Among the many wrecks that litter the sands at the mouth of Aberlady Bay, the hulks of two Second World War midget submarines are the most visible and the most dramatic. What are they, and how did they get there? The better-preserved of the two wrecked midget submarines, known in the Nautical Archaeology Society’s report …
Moorland, farmland and brickworks – a history of Aberlady in mud and clay The ‘Ballincrieff Brick and Tile Works’ stood next to the main road between Aberlady and Haddington. For roughly a century, it produced not just bricks and roofing tiles, but more importantly field drains, which helped to shape the farming landscape we know …
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Holly, courtesy of the Walker family
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